Roland s



R. FRAME.

Horse Hay Fork.

N0. 100,518. Patented March 8, 1870.

tinnedswm paw: ta...

ROLAND S. FRAME, OF WASHINGTON, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 100,518, dated Ma/rch 8, 1870; antedated Deccmber 31, 1869.

IMPROVED Hones: HAY-FORK.

,lhe Schedule referred to in these'Lettere' Patent andmaking part of the same.

To all whom tit-may concern! Be it known that I, ROLAND S. FRAME, of Wasln ington, in the county of Guernsey, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse Hay-Forks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and correct description of the same, snfiioient to enable others skilled in the manufacture to which my invention appertains to fully understand and 0011-. struct the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings which make part of this specification, and in which Figurel 1s a s de elevat on of my improved horse hay-tbrk, the parts being in position to enter the fork into the hay, and

Fignrefil is a similar view, .the upper part being shown in section, and the parts being in position for the forks to lift the hay.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.

I also, in the device for tripping the cutting and liftingblades.

A represents the; shank-pieces, preferably in one piece, and bent'at the top to form a loop, B, to which the hoisting-rope is attached. a

Between the two-parts below the loop B is socured .a block, 0,01 such thickness as to keep the two shank-pieces, apart sufiiciently to allowthe free play of the levers and blades, all of whichare secured between the pieces A.

At the lower end of the shank-pieces A, and between the'm, are pivoted the cutting and litiingdilades D D, formed in'snch amanner that when in position, shown in fig.l, their longest outer edges, 11, form two cutting-lines, converging downwardly, where they end in a V-shaped point, formed by the outer edges 0 e of said blades. It will be observed that the blade D is not exactly as long as blade D, for the reason that, whenthe fork is forced into the hay, edgese'c' of the blade D, do the cutting alone, and that were the edges 0 e of both holders to enterthe' hay even, the cutting-edge would be too broad and thick. v

The inner edges f of blades 1) D, are not sharp, and are almost straight the greater part of their length, but making a short upward curve, f, so as to form, when in position as shown in fig. 2, short hooks,- extending upwardly.

i The upper ends 'of blades 1) i D are pivoted to toggle-blades E, which, again, are pivoted to each other and'the flat bar F, by. means. of the pin t, playing loosely in slots 9, formed in the pieces A.

The flat bar F connects with a rod, G, pivoted offered by the hay. caught in notch c, and thus holds all the parts rigid.

at it between the pieces A, and extending to the opposite side, and ot' suificient lengthto just reach nu der the block 0 when in position, as shown in fig. 2.

. The free end of this rod G is formed into a loop, j,

extending to oneside of said rod.

Extending lengthwise throughthis loop, and moving in proper hearings. in the same, is a latch-bolt, is, provided' at its inner end with a ring, to which the tripping-rope l is attached. v v

Surrounding'the bolt is and with its outer end attached to the same, inside the loop j, is a spring, 12, which keeps the bolt always extending beyond the loop j. I

A short distance below'the loop j on the rod G, is formed another loop, m, through which the trippingropel passes, so that the bolt k may be operated, whether the tripping-rope 5 is in a vertical or horizontal position.

The bolt h, when in position, as shown in fig. 2, catches in a notch, c, in the block 0, the-lower corner of which latter is beveled oif, to allow the bolt to easily enter the notch.

The operation of my device is easily understood. The parts being in position, as shown 'lll rig. 1, the fork is depressed into the hay, the edges 0 dofpieces D, entering first, and the upwardly-iiiverging cdgesd of both pieces, facilitating the entering of the blades.

When the fork has entered sufiiciently deep into the hay, the rod G is elevated, thereby depressing the bar F and toggle-blades E, and forcing the blades D I) to, assume the position shown in fig. 2L

.The shape of blades 1) l), and especially the short curve f, to enable theblades to spread in the hay with very little lifting motion, so that no resistance is The boltk has at the same tifne When thelork and its load of hay has reached the loft and is to be dumped, the tripping -ope lis pulled, which releases'the bolt k, when the weight of the hay forces the blades 1) 1) down into position, as shown in fig. 1, and the hay glides down over and oil from the blades.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- v 1. The blades D D, when constructed with outer. converging-edges d d and point edges 0' of, and the short inner curves f, the edges 0 c of blade 1.), projecting slightly 'beyond those of blade D, and forming a V- shaped cutting-point, all an'anged as, shown, to operate as described. I

2 The arrangement on rod G of the tripping dee vice, consisting of loops j and m, bolt k, spring a, in combination with notch c in block 0, all arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ROLAND S. FRAME. Witnesses:

' Annxs A. O. KLAUGKE,

SAMUEL 8mm. 

